Combined chair and folding table-top.



1. S. ALEXANDER.

CoMlNED CHAIR AND FOLDING TABLE TOP.

APPLICATION FlLED AllGJ25, 1 913.

19145,#155. l Patented July 6, 1915.

minnen!! yg ud i! Ui y COLUMBIA PLANOGHAPH CO..'WASHINGTON. D. c.

JAMES S. ALEXANDER, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED CHAIR AND FOLDNG TABLE-TOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1915.

Application iled August 25, 1913. Serial No. 786,400.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that l, JAMES ALEXANDER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county ofLos Angeles,

State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements inCombined Chairs and Folding Table-Tops, of which the following is aspcciiication.

r1`his invention relates to a combined chair with a folding table top,and the principal object is to provide a chair having means for readilyconverting the same into a table.

1t is also an object to provide a table with folding leaves which may beeither extended to form a table top or folded to provide a back for achair.

lt is a further object to provide means for securing a table formingmember in pivotal and adjustable relation to the frame forming the chairso that the latter is readily converted and adjusted.

ln the drawings accompanying this speciication and forming therewith theapplication foi` Letters Patent: Figure 1 is a side elevation of thestructure as a chair, the transitional stage being shown in dottedlines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the convertible table top inposition as a table. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the structure as a table.Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the rear of the folded table member as achair back. Fig. 5 is a transverse section thereof on the line 5`5 ofFig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail of the roller supporting bracket. Fig. 7 is adetail perspective view of the table top mounting as seen frombelow.

More specically in the drawings, 7 designates the seat of the chair ofsubstantially rectangular form having t-he front legs 8 and the rearlegs 9 upon which are supported on each side the arm 10 which is of aflat broad configuration, having a portion of its width cut out adjacentthe connection of the rear legs 9 so that the movable member 11, adaptedto form alternately a back for the chair or a table top when'unfolded tobe supported upon the arms of the chair, can be moved withoutmateriallyl reducing its fixed width when used as a back for the chair.

Secured to the under face of the arms is the bracket 12 on the forwardend of a track 14 supported parallel with the lower face of thc arm, therearwardly disposed end being .'1 secured to the inner face of the rearlegs 9 and extending rearwardly therefrom is a notched extension 15, thenotches being formed on the upper side and being adapted to receive thepin 16 secured to the central j portion of the movable member 11. A stop17 is secured to the arm at the rear end thereof, the fastenings alsoextending into the legs 9, the looped portion of the stopextendingslightly above the top of the arms.

The movable member 11 consists mainly of a central portion of thedesired length and of a width adapted to form a back foi` the chair,upon which member are hinged two side leaves 19 and 20 by means ofsuitable butt-hinges. On the lower face of the central portion 11serving as a table are secured a plurality of brackets, the first pairof brackets 21 providing a pivot, one for each end of the bar of theyoke 22. The side members of the yoke form links, the oppositelydisposed ends of which are pivotally secured to the inner face of thelegs 9 at the point 23. A second bracket 24 is provided which is alsosecured adjacent the outer edge of the member 11 approximately midway ofits ends and the angled arm 25 of the bracket forms a support' for thepin 16 previously mentioned and a stub shaft 26 having mounted thereonthe grooved roller 27 which is adapted to engage in the track 14.

On the outer or lower faces of the leaves adjacent the bracket 21 aresecured the braces 28 which project a slight distance beyond the hingededge and are adapted to rest upon the top of the arms when used as atable, the projecting end fitting under the central portion of themovable member 11. Near the oppositely disposed ends of these leaves arepivoted bars 29 and 30, these bars being adaptedito overlap one anotherintermediate of their pivoted points 32 and are preferably cut out asshown so that their cut-away portions interlock and are engaged by clips33 which are secured to the same face as these pivoted bars.

On the inner face of one of the legs 9 a lever 84 is pivoted at 35 sothat its dependent arm 36 engages with the end of the arm on the yoke 22secured to the movable member and when it is desired to change theinclination of the back, movement of the lever 34 in the directionindicated by the arrows forces the arm back, lifts the pin 16 fromengagement with the notch engaged and allows it to fall in one of thelower notches of the extension 15.

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l/Vhen it is desired to change to a table from the chair position themovable member is drawn forwardly at the top, the roller 27 travelingalong` the track until it reaches the forward end secured to the arm 10when the leaves 19 and 2O may be released by disconnecting the bars 29and 80 from their clips and the leaves folded over the eXtensions on thebars, the bars 28 abutting against the clips 17 and preventingdisplacement in relation to the chair frame now acting as a support forthe table top, the bars 29 and 30 also extending under the centralmember and resting upon the forward end of the arm so that a solid tableis provided.

lVhat 1 claim is:

1. A combined chair and folding table, comprising a chair seat, frontand rear legs therefor, supporting arms, a track secured to theunderside of each of said arms and to the inner sides of said rear legs,a movable member, links connecting said movable member to said rearlegs, a bracket on said movable member, a roller on said bracket adaptedto travel on said track and forming a pivotal support for said member, apin on said bracket, and means on said track engageable with said pin tolimit the pivotal movement of said movable member in one direction so asto retain it in an inclined position.

2. A combined chair and table, comprising a chair seat, front and rearlegs therefor, supporting arms, a track secured to the underside of eachof said arms and extending rearwardly of the rear legs having notches onits extended portion, a panel, link connections between said panel andthe rear legs, rollers on the panel adapted to travel on said tracks tofacilitate rocking the movable member to and from a hori- Zontalposition, and forming a pivotal support -for the movable member, andpins on said movable member engageable with the notches on the tracks tolimit the pivotal movement of the movable member.

3. A combined chair and table, comprising` a chair seat, front and rearlegs therefor, fiat arms supported upon said legs, a movable tablesection, a pivoted yoke connected to said movable section and said rearlegs, a track mounted upon the underside of said arms, a bracket securedto said movable section, a roller mounted on said bracket adapted toengage said track forming a pivotal support for said movable section, apin on said bracket engageable with said track to limit the pivotalmovement of said movable section, hinged leaves secured to said movablesection, cross bars adapted to interlock, means to lock said arms withthe leaves in folded position, a stop to engage said table top whenresting upon said arms, and a lever adapted to engage said yoke when themovable section is in position to form a back for said chair, wherebythe movable section may be shifted to different inclinations.

4i. 1n a combined chair and table having a chair seat and front and rearlegs therefor with arms supported upon said legs, a horizontallyextending track arranged beneath each of said arms having a rearwardextension formed with a series of notches, a movable table section, aroller on said table section adapted to travel on said track and form apivotal support for said movable section, a bracket carrying saidroller,v

and a pin on said bracket engageable with the notches on the track tolimit pivotal movement of said table section.

1n witness that claim the foregoing l have hereunto subscribed my namethis 15th day of August, 1913.

JAMES S. ALEXANDER.

Witnesses M. HAMMOND, Manin BATTEY.

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